Curantil tablets: against blood clots

Curantil prescribed for stroke prevention Stroke - a serious brain injury   and heart attack, and other serious medical problems that arise as a consequence of the formation of clots in blood vessels. It is used as antiplatelet (prevents formation of blood clots) for the prevention of postoperative thrombosis, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, in small doses - both antiagregatnoe remedy for coronary heart disease.

Curantil may also be used to treat other cardiovascular diseases by prescription. Curantil sometimes used for diagnostic purposes, for the test on the passage of blood to the heart and released only by prescription.

The drug is available in the following dosage forms:

• pills;
• the continuation of the capsule;
• Solution for intravenous administration;
• the continuation of the tablet.

Before applying curantyl

In deciding on the admission chimes should be carefully weigh the "pros" and "cons", comparing its therapeutic effects and side effects, which are many. This decision is made you together with your doctor. It is necessary to take into account the following factors:

Allergies

Be sure to tell your doctor if you have ever manifested an allergic reaction to a drug or any other medicines. Also tell your doctor about any allergies to other substances, such as foods, dyes, preservatives, animal dander. Before taking OTC carefully read its composition to make sure that it does not contain allergens.

Use in children

Curantil has been tested for use only in adults and children over the age of twelve. No information on how the drug affects children under 12 years.

Use in the elderly

Specific studies of the impact on the elderly curantyl with regular consumption in order to prevent blood clots were not carried out. But despite the lack of specific information comparing the use curantyl the elderly with its use in other age groups, we can assume that its side effects are similar to those experienced by people young and middle age, with a few exceptions: chimes in the elderly can cause dizziness Dizziness - if the ground is slipping from under his feet   after getting up from a lying position (orthostatic hypotension). Therefore, for most people, it has the advantage in reducing clotting compared with aspirin is low.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

Long experience with curantyl not found any evidence of adverse effects of the drug during pregnancy. However, it should take the usual precautions regarding the use of drugs in this period, especially during the first trimester. Safety of the drug during lactation Breast-feeding: feed - and no nails!   It has not been established because the appropriate studies have not yet carried out, but because the drug passes into breast milk, lactation it is prescribed only when needed. Curantil recommended during pregnancy and lactation if the expected benefit of therapy for the mother outweighs the potential risk to the fetus and child.

Interaction with Drug

Although some medications should not be taken, in most cases, quite different drugs may be combined (taken at the same time), even if they cooperate. In such cases, the physician may change the dose of a drug or to resort to other measures. Curantil particularly strongly interact with the following medications, so if you are taking any of these, be sure to tell your doctor.

Take chimes with any of the following medications is not recommended, but in some cases it may be necessary. Then decrease the dose of a drug or is assigned a different time of their admission.

• Acenocoumarol;
• Argatroban;
• Bivalirudin;
• Bromfenac;
• Celecoxib;
• Cilostazol;
• Citalopram;
• Dalteparin;
• Danaparoid;
• Dezirudin;
• Desvenlafaksin;
• Diclofenac;
• Diflunisal;
• Drotrecogin alfa;
• Duloxetine;
• Enoxaparin;
• Escitalopram;
• Etodolac;
• Fluoxetine;
• Flurbiprofen;
• Fluvoxamine;
• Fondaparinux;
• Heparin;
• Ibuprofen;
• Ibuprofen lysine;
• Indomethacin;
• Ketoprofen;
• Ketorolac;
• Lepirudin;
• Magnesium salicylate;
• Mefenamic acid;
• Meloxicam;
• Milnacipran;
• Nabumetone;
• Naproxen;
• Nefazodone;
• Nepafenak;
• Oksaprotsin;
• Paroxetine;
• Phenindione;
• Phenprocoumon;
• Piroxicam;
• Salsalate;
• Sertraline;
• Streptokinase;
• Sulindac;
• Tinzaparin;
• Tolmetin;
• Venlafaxine;
• Warfarin

When concomitantly with anticoagulants, aspirin, penicillin antibiotics, cephalosporins, tetracycline, chloramphenicol curantyl antiplatelet effect is enhanced. Simultaneous reception curantyl with cholinesterase inhibitors may lead to a deterioration of the disease in patients with Myasthenia gravis.

Using curantyl with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of side effects. If you are assigned to both drugs, the physician can change the dose or frequency of one or both drugs.

• Adenosine;
• Indomethacin;
• Tenecteplase

Other interactions

Certain medicines should not be consumed before a meal or during it, as they interact with certain foods. It also relates to alcohol and nicotine. Do not drink Curantylum organic coffee and tea, as this may weaken the effect of the drug.

Contraindications

The presence of certain diseases can affect the use of Glockenspiel. Contraindications to the use of curantyl include common coronary atherosclerosis, acute myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure, arrhythmia, hypotension, renal failure Kidney failure - when treatment is vital , During pregnancy. The drug should be used with caution in increased blood pressure, because the drug can cause vasodilatation (increase in the lumen of blood vessels, particularly the arteries).